Blind Fox BBQ KS
Rating
1652
peak 1652 · rated over 31 contests
Contests
34
in the data
First seen
2023-10-27
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#54
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 34 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
695.01 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 688.17 (+6.83)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.14
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.20 · weakest Brisket (171.72)
Road miles
1958
mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 162 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$386K
listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 32 state-championship entries
Master avg
688.17 / 720
31 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Ambition Que has finished one call ahead of Blind Fox BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LOVE 2 Q has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Damn Fine Beef & Swine has come out ahead in 18 of their 22 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.9032 points of the Grand Championship at Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship (2026-07-24).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 101-team field at Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT).
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Damn Fine Beef & Swine has out-cooked them in 16 of 22 shared pork ribs entries.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) (2026-04-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 15-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 25 | 10 | 15 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 22 | 8 | 14 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 22 | 4 | 18 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'n Magic | 16 | 12 | 4 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| B 3 BBQ | 16 | 10 | 6 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Ambition Que | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Split Borders BBQ | 15 | 12 | 3 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Bocephus BBQ | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 158.2400 | 172.09 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 161.0972 | 172.20 | top 36% |
| Pork | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3600 | 172.10 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 31 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 178.2972 | 160.4912 | 171.72 | top 36% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 17 | 1 | top 30% |
| MO | 13 | 0 | top 38% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 1 | top 28% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 42% | 2025-11-01 |
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 31% | 2026-08-14 |
| Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 11% | 2026-04-10 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 45% | 2026-07-18 |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2 | 35 | 0 | top 24% | 2026-06-26 |
| Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 37% | 2026-04-24 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 15% | 2025-11-05 |
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 44% | 2025-06-06 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (20 of 34 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (32 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) (2026-04-10)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 688.17 / 720
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-10-27 — First tracked contest · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
- 📣 2023-10-28 — First call · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
- 🔥 2024-09-20 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- 🎖️ 2026-04-03 — 25th tracked contest · Smokin in the Valley
- 🏆 2026-04-10 — First Grand Championship · Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
- ⭐ 2026-04-10 — Career-best overall score (709.7028) · Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
- 📈 2026-08-14 — Peak power rating (1652) · BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| +15.7 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 2025-11-01 |
| +15.3 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 2026-04-10 |
| +14.4 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2023-10-28 |
| +13.5 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2024-03-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2026-06-05 |
| -8.2 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2026-07-18 |
| -5.6 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 2025-10-31 |
| -4 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2023-10-27 |
| -3.8 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 2026-07-17 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 83% | top 32% | 98.6% | 95.7% |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 60% | top 35% | 97.2% | 95.4% |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 70% | top 33% | 97.5% | 95.6% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 96.8% | 95.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 34 / 83 (687.3256) | 51 (169.6800) | 35 (173.1200) | 3 (178.2972) | 57 (166.2284) |
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 5 / 52 (703.9428) | 7 (178.8572) | 7 (177.7144) | 20 (171.9656) | 12 (175.4056) |
| 2026-07-24 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship 🏅 Gardner, KS | 2 / 29 (699.9312) | 15 (171.9656) | 4 (173.7028) | 2 (178.8572) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2026-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 18 / 32 (692.4800) | 16 (173.1200) | 15 (174.2628) | 9 (175.4172) | 26 (169.6800) |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 11 / 32 (691.3488) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (174.2744) | 17 (168.5488) | 20 (169.6684) |
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 35 / 157 (676.4568) | 113 (159.3828) | 66 (167.3828) | 18 (174.2856) | 12 (175.4056) |
| 2026-06-05 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 20 / 25 (669.5196) | 14 (170.8228) | 12 (167.3828) | 13 (170.8228) | 25 (160.4912) |
| 2026-04-24 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 5 / 28 (691.3832) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (174.2744) | 10 (173.1544) | 17 (167.3944) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 1 / 101 (709.7028) | 9 (178.2972) | 22 (175.4056) | 3 (180.0000) | 11 (176.0000) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley 🏅 Linn Valley, KS | 14 / 31 (675.2916) | 6 (175.4056) | 12 (168.5488) | 24 (159.3600) | 10 (171.9772) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 21 / 68 (687.3600) | 32 (169.6800) | 4 (176.5716) | 48 (166.8456) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 14 / 38 (680.4224) | 7 (173.1200) | 10 (173.1084) | 27 (166.8112) | 18 (167.3828) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 115 / 401 (687.8740) | 187 (170.8344) | 110 (173.1084) | 103 (174.2628) | 163 (169.6684) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 5 / 50 (699.9776) | 19 (176.0116) | 36 (169.6916) | 5 (177.7144) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 39 / 53 (681.5884) | 41 (169.1200) | 7 (176.5600) | 45 (167.3828) | 38 (168.5256) |
| 2025-09-19 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 9 / 30 (685.5884) | 10 (171.9772) | 4 (175.4056) | 20 (166.2400) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 18 / 62 (693.0860) | 32 (171.9772) | 25 (170.2744) | 23 (173.1200) | 5 (177.7144) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 42 / 159 (675.3256) | 122 (158.2400) | 56 (169.6800) | 4 (179.4400) | 57 (167.9656) |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 16 / 29 (679.8856) | 5 (175.4172) | 25 (161.0972) | 13 (171.4056) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 20 / 92 (691.3484) | 47 (171.9656) | 51 (170.2628) | 12 (177.7028) | 31 (171.4172) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 26 / 70 (686.1940) | 24 (174.2628) | 31 (170.8572) | 48 (169.6684) | 23 (171.4056) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 6 / 444 (701.6916) | 199 (170.2628) | 24 (177.7144) | 18 (177.7144) | 28 (176.0000) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 18 / 38 (685.5884) | 30 (166.2400) | 16 (173.1200) | 19 (171.9656) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Edgerton, KS | — | — | 4 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 12 / 32 (685.0516) | 24 (165.6916) | 7 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (165.0972) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 14 / 65 (692.5144) | 5 (177.7028) | 39 (166.8344) | 19 (174.8572) | 19 (173.1200) |
| 2024-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 8 / 25 (683.9088) | 10 (173.1200) | 6 (174.2628) | 13 (169.1316) | 13 (167.3944) |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 15 / 31 (687.9084) | 19 (171.9656) | 12 (171.9772) | 8 (174.2628) | 12 (169.7028) |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 25 / 44 (677.0632) | 25 (170.8228) | 27 (167.9888) | 27 (166.8344) | 15 (171.4172) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 9 / 58 (694.8344) | 13 (174.2628) | 28 (170.2972) | 27 (171.9772) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 7 / 40 (697.0972) | 23 (173.7028) | 2 (178.8572) | 24 (167.9772) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 31 / 47 (681.6112) | 16 (175.4056) | 38 (167.4056) | 41 (163.9428) | 11 (174.8572) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #54 (1502 pts) | #54 (1477 pts) | #60 (1477 pts) | #50 (1442 pts) | #81 (1210 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #261 (844 pts) | #296 (764 pts) | #334 (784 pts) | #232 (964 pts) | #221 (1019 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #224 (963 pts) | #307 (758 pts) | #249 (983 pts) | #232 (938 pts) | #195 (1048 pts) |